Christopher P. Flanagan

Represented excess liability insurer in construction accident case and negotiated favorable settlement.

Defended and negotiated settlement of sexual assault case involving a minor.

Represented excess liability insurers in motor vehicle accident case which involved partial paralysis, including analysis, advice, and settlement negotiations.

Achieved significantly compromised settlement of a premises liability case, which led to one death and injuries to another from a shooting at the client’s property.

Defended and negotiated settlement of construction accident case involving one death, and severe and permanent injuries to another.

Obtained dismissal of insurance agent errors and omissions claim involving failure to advise client to retain insurance policies.

Received summary judgment in Massachusetts state court for a major insurance broker in an employment case involving allegations of breach of contract and age discrimination.

Obtained defense verdict at trial in federal court in New Hampshire in a product liability action involving allegations that a defective electronic consumer product caused a fire that destroyed a house.

Received summary judgment in Massachusetts state court in an employment practices liability case, which involved allegations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace.

Received summary judgment in Maine state court in a property insurance coverage action in which the court held that the appraisal process conclusively established the amount of the plaintiff's loss under the insurance policy.

Obtained defense verdict at trial for a major international insurance broker, which allegedly failed to procure proper insurance coverage for a product distributor, resulting in a significant uninsured loss.

Obtained defense verdict at trial in a case in which the plaintiff sustained a severe knee injury due to an alleged defective condition of the hot tub at a hotel.

Obtained dismissal of vicarious liability claim against an international youth sports organization through a motion for summary judgment.

Achieved substantially compromised settlement of a premises liability case prior to closing arguments at trial.

Defended complex, high-exposure chemical component product liability case in federal court, which involved property and economic damages to thousands of end-products.

Received summary judgment in premises liability case involving claims of negligent property maintenance.

Obtained dismissal of employment discrimination claim based on pregnancy.

Chris has a strong record of achieving settlements in potentially high-value cases, including:

• A product liability case against a chemical distributor involving claims that the product caused the plaintiff to develop leukemia.
• A boat accident claim involving the amputation of the leg of a young woman who was struck by the moving propeller while attempting to board the boat.
• A liability claim against a property owner for serious injuries sustained by three occupants who were allegedly forced from the building because of an inoperable smoke detector system.
• A boat accident case involving the amputation of the leg of a man struck by the propeller when attempting to board the boat after a swim.
• A significantly compromised settlement of a boat accident claim involving a boat striking the head of a male swimmer.
• A personal watercraft accident case involving a collision between two personal watercraft, which resulted in severe injuries to a man who ultimately had his leg amputated.